Open AccessOne-stage bilateral lobectomy in an infant with bilateral congenital lobar emphysema
Author(s) -
V G Sawant,
Sumant Prabhudesai,
Bharati Sawant,
Sujoy A. Das
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_168_20
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital lobar emphysema , surgery , single stage , stage (stratigraphy) , respiratory distress , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering , paleontology
We report a 4-month-old baby presenting with bilateral congenital lobar emphysema. A two-staged bilateral lobectomy was planned, but bilateral lobectomy had to be performed as a single-staged procedure. Data are scarce on the appropriate approach to children with bilateral involvement. Both single-staged and two-staged procedures have shown variable success.